The Scot also explained why the League Cup should be a valuable stepping stone for us this season, even if some fans and even some players) downplay its significance.

“People always associate this cup competition as one of the least priorities,” he said.

“But Jürgen [Klopp] wants to win. If you can get a trophy on the table, it’s massive, the kudos that comes with it and what you can build on.

“You go back to the treble-winning side I played in. Winning the first cup sets the confidence up, the whole belief within the club to go and win others. So it’s a great cup to win.”

We have won more League Cups than anyone else in the league – we have eight titles so far. Our most recent victory came in 2012, and we have also won it in 2001 and 20o3 and been runners-up in 2005 and 2016 since the turn of the millennium.